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ANALYSIS-Trump's distraction methods fall flat against Epstein uproar
Trump urges people to focus on other Epstein associatesTrump and his advisers have long fanned conspiracy theoriesWhite House calls Epstein reporting 'fake news'By Jeff Mason July 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's super powers as a public figure have long included the ability to...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
South Korea seeks mutually agreeable U.S. trade package
SEOUL, July 26 (Reuters) - South Korea will prepare a trade package that is mutually agreeable with the United States ahead of minister-level meetings planned next week and a U.S. tariff-pause deadline of August 1, the presidential office said on Saturday. The package will include shipbuilding coope...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
South Korea to prepare mutually agreeable trade package as US tariff deadline looms
SEOUL, July 26 (Reuters) - South Korea will prepare a trade package that is mutually agreeable with the United States ahead of minister-level meetings planned next week and a U.S. tariff-pause deadline of August 1, the presidential office said on Saturday. The package will include shipbuilding coope...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
Frustration, Gaza alarm drove Macron to go it alone on Palestine recognition
French decision follows months of talksParis failed to get others on boardIsrael critical after lobbying to stop moveBy John Irish and Michel Rose PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that France would become the first Western member of the United Nations Se...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
China proposes new global AI cooperation organisation
China proposes framework to govern AI developmentAI governance still 'fragmented', China's Li saysPremier warns AI could become 'exclusive game' for few countriesLi says China wants to share its AI development with othersChina releases AI governance action planBy Brenda Goh SH...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
NHTSA Says Closes Recall Query Into Est 81,213 Ford Motor Expedition US Vehicles Over Alleged Seat Belt Retractor Pretensioner Inadvertent Deployment
July 26 (Reuters) - NHTSA - CLOSES RECALL QUERY INTO EST 81,213 FORD MOTOR EXPEDITION US VEHICLES OVER ALLEGED SEAT BELT RETRACTOR PRETENSIONER INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENTSource text: https://tinyurl.com/ym36hhx6Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
Australia, Britain sign 50-year AUKUS submarine partnership treaty
SYDNEY, July 26 (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Saturday it signed a treaty with Britain to bolster cooperation over the next 50 years on the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership.The AUKUS pact, agreed upon by Australia, Britain and the U.S. in 2021, aims to provide Australia with nucl...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
Pony AI says it has permit for driverless robotaxi services in Shanghai area
July 26 (Reuters) - Chinese robotaxi operator Pony AI PONY.O said on Saturday it had received a permit to provide fully driverless commercial robotaxi services in Shanghai's Pudong financial district.Pony AI will launch fully driverless ride-hailing services in the city, starting in the core bus...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
REFILE-Superhero films ignite rivalry among Marvel and DC comic fans
By Danielle Broadway and Rollo RossSAN DIEGO, July 25 (Reuters) - Comic fans are embracing the latest showdown between Marvel and DC as their superhero films "Fantastic Four" and "Superman" compete for box office dominance, reigniting a rivalry spanning over eight decades.Whether it&...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
Earthquake of magnitude 5.93 strikes Indonesia's West Papua region, GFZ says
July 26 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.93 struck West Papua region of Indonesia on Saturday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), GFZ said.Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
Tennis-Shelton tops Tiafoe on sweltering night in Washington
By Rory CarrollJuly 25 (Reuters) - Ben Shelton beat fellow American Frances Tiafoe 7-6(2) 6-4 in an electrifying match at the Washington Open on Friday to advance to the semifinals on a day marked by suffocating humidity in the nation's capital. Shelton blasted an ace on match point to seal the ...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
Comic-Con: 'Tron: Ares' digital and real worlds collide
By Danielle BroadwaySAN DIEGO, July 25 (Reuters) - The real and virtual worlds collided on Friday in clips from Disney's "Tron: Ares" movie, as fans got a preview of high-speed, high-tech motorcycle scenes at Comic-Con in San Diego."I'm an official 'Tron' super fan," ...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
'Predator: Badlands' propels predator perspective at Comic-Con
By Danielle BroadwaySAN DIEGO, July 25 (Reuters) - The latest movie in the "Predator" series flips the script to focus on the bad guys who always lose to the humans in the end, director Dan Trachtenberg said on Friday."The predator never wins," Trachtenberg told an audience at San Di...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
Two Southwest flight attendants hurt after jet dives to avoid mid-air collision
Plane took off from Burbank, California, headed for Las VegasNo passengers immediately reported injured, airline saysIncident comes one week after near-collision over North DakotaBy David Shepardson and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Two flight attendants on a Southwest Airlines LUV...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
Soccer-Ten-woman Brazil survive Colombia challenge in Copa goalless draw
QUITO, July 25 (Reuters) - Colombia failed to capitalise on their numerical advantage in Friday's final Group B match at the Women's Copa America, as the reigning champions Brazil held them to a goalless draw despite being a player down.Brazil's goalkeeper Lorena was shown a red card in ...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
US rejigs duty status of military personnel assisting in immigration
July 25 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has brought some 1,700 military personnel under the command of state governors to help with the administration's immigration law enforcement mission, the Pentagon said on Friday. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the service status of 1,200 personn...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
US designates group allegedly tied to Venezuela's Maduro for supporting gangs
July 25 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday designated a group it said is tied to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for allegedly supporting the Tren de Aragua gang and Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, which the U.S. has named foreign terrorist organizations.The State Department's Bureau of We...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
NASA says 20% of workforce to depart space agency
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - About 20% of the employees at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration are set to depart the space agency, a NASA spokesperson said on Friday. Around 3,870 individuals are expected to depart, but that number may change in the coming days and weeks, the s...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
Taiwan votes in major recall election closely watched by China
Some one-fifth of lawmakers face recall vote, all from oppositionTaiwan's largest-ever recall electionSupporters say opposition too close to ChinaOpposition says it's keeping lines of communication open with Beijing, vote an assault on democracyPolls close 0800 GMT, results expected in eveni...Reuters
Sat, Jul 26
